candidate (for an election)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
trust; confidence; credence
non-confidence; lack of confidence
button (clothing); push-button
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
be (that) as it may; having said that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
senior high school; high school
enterprise; business; company; corporation
(free) sample; promotional gift
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
settlement; solution; resolution
in this manner; in this way; like this
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
industry-academic; industry-university
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
electronic voting; e-voting
prompt; immediate; in real time
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that